Comp Band Awards

The 2022-23 school year was veru successful for La Salle's Comp Band.

Directed by Randy Kapralick, the band received the following honors:

North Penn Jazz Festival - 2/3/23

Emmett Sykes – Best Overall Soloist of the Night

Theo Peebles – Outstanding Soloist

Andrew Ferrante – Honorable Mention Soloist

Colin Leary – Honorable Mention Soloist

 

Steel Stacks Jazz Festival (Prelims) - 2/12/23

Superior Rating

Best Saxophone Section

Best Trombone Section

Andrew Ferrante – Best Overall Soloist of the Night

Theo Peebles – Outstanding Trumpet Soloist

Emmett Sykes – Outstanding Trombone Soloist

 

Cheltenham Jazz Festival - 2/24/23

Superior Rating

Best Saxophone Section

Best Trumpet Section

Colin Leary – Best Overall Soloist of the Night

Theo Peebles – Honorable Mention Soloist

 

Upper Moreland Jazz Festival – 3/3/23

Colin Leary – Best Overall Soloist of the Night

Andrew Ferrante – Outstanding Soloist

Theo Peebles – Outstanding Soloist

Emmett Sykes – Outstanding Soloist

 

Lower Merion Jazz Festival – 3/10/23

Superior With Honors Rating

Perfect Score from 1 of the judges (extremely rare)

Best Saxophone Section

Best Trumpet Section

Best Trombone Section

Best Rhythm Section

Andrew Ferrante – Outstanding Soloist

Theo Peebles – Outstanding Soloist

Kieran Kelly – Outstanding Soloist

Francis Martin – Outstanding Soloist

 

 

 

Steel Stacks Jazz Festival (Finals) – 3/19/23

First Place (21 competing bands)

Best Trumpet Section

Andrew Ferrante – Best Overall Soloist of the Night

Theo Peebles – Outstanding Trumpet Soloist

Emmett Sykes – Outstanding Trombone Soloist

 

National Jazz Festival – 4/22/23

First Place (11 Competing Bands)

Best Saxophone Section

Best Trombone Section

Andrew Ferrante – Superior Overall Musician (only award of its kind)

Kieran Kelly – Outstanding Soloist (1 of 3 awards of its kind)